My Texas inspections experience is a little different. At each place that has told me that my car wouldn't pass inspection (not the vx), they didn't charge me. I've been to two that claimed my gas cap didn't hold a sufficient vacuum and tried to charge me for a new one. I've gone to other smaller cities and they claim that they wouldn't give me an inspection as I had to pass inspection in the same city that is listed on my driver's license- due to the smog check. If you can't pass inspection at one place try the next garage down the street. I went almost a year thinking my car wouldn't pass emissions inspection and found out I passed inspection with no work done at a garage a mile a way.